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Travel Shaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen or heard this word swarming around the internet or on social media. Or, you might\u2019ve seen the action (or even engaged in it) without knowing this concept has a name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How significant is this concept, \u201cTravel Shaming\u201d? Well, it’s been a hot topic in almost all of the Facebook Travel Groups I\u2019m part of and certainly caught the attention of Business Insider<\/a>, CNN<\/a>, and the NY Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what is or isn\u2019t Travel Shaming? I\u2019m going to share with you what I feel travel shaming is and isn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Travel Shaming?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Some people take to social media to criticize others for their travels during the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Business Insider<\/a>, “Travel shaming is the latest public display of chastising people’s decision to travel during COVID and has only been exacerbated in today’s cancel-culture, COVID-callout world.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, not to oversimplify the fact that we are STILL in the midst of a pandemic, people are just going to people. No matter how much we want them to sit, stay home, practice social and physical distancing, and wear masks, there are people who are hell bent on doing the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, who am I to shame? Shaming has hardly stopped anyone from doing anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case and point (See below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whenever someone confronts a person about wearing their masks or their reckless behavior as it relates to physical distancing and practicing great personal hygiene, then how can anyone call that shaming? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where does the accountability start and end? Trick question. It doesn\u2019t end. That\u2019s the part that some people just don\u2019t understand<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ll give you a non-travel example. As some of you may know, I work at a college. So, this past weekend, it was my turn to work the on-call duties, which meant I responded to any student violations and emergencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y\u2019all! On Friday night, between 10 pm and 1 am, it was like a social upheaval. Between two fights of 30+ students, large crowds gathering outside their apartments, the seizure of drug paraphernalia, and confronting students about policy violations, you would\u2019ve thought that I was taking their livelihood away from just my existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mind you, this has been the very first time I\u2019ve engaged and encountered this many people since March. So, I was already leery about being around these students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, the main part I want to share is the audaciousness, and lack of integrity and honesty exhibited by these students. Some even had the neeervvee to make flippant remarks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It took everything in me, myself, and I to remain calm and professional. But, in this example, it clearly shows that some people\u2019s behaviors, whether as a result of travel or not, warrants more than tender, love, and care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t shaming. If you\u2019re reckless, irresponsible, and knowingly sick, then you deserve to be held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accountability isn\u2019t Shaming. Period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why are People Travel Shaming?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Travel shaming is used more in the social media context. So, the out of sight out of mind applies here. It\u2019s the people online boasting about their 10-day getaway in a country that might still be combating their COVID cases. Or, they are making light of the pandemic while they are traveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I get the sentiment of holding others accountable for their actions, but in today\u2019s world, a simple critique could be seen as blasphemy and the whip lashing that broke your mama\u2019s back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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